GD Harries show continued loyalty to Powerscreen & Pegson

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• 30th November 2009
• Quarrying
 

As one of the UK's largest Powerscreen and Pegson users, GD Harries of Narbeth, Pembrokeshire looked no further when it came to purchasing additional equipment to produce material for their new asphalt plant.

Since its inception 32 years ago, when Gerald Harries started a plant hire and road surfacing company, the organisation has witnessed steady growth and has developed into one of the largest aggregate producers in Wales. Now employing over 75 staff, GDH operate out of two quarries at Neath and Blaencilgoed, producing around 500,000 tonnes of aggregate per year.  Predominantly servicing Pembrokeshire and the surrounding counties with products from dust and type 1, to 10 tonne blocks and asphalt, GD Harries pride themselves on offering the highest quality products at a competitive price. 

With their recent £3 million investment in a state of the art asphalt plant, additional equipment was required to facilitate this new operation.  In order to fulfil the growing demand for material, both for the new plant and to the open market, Ian Harries(Son of Gerald), MD of GD Harries, opted to purchase a complete new crushing train from Blue Southern.  With over 20 Powerscreen and Pegson machines in his fleet, there was no surprise when Ian opted for the combination of a Pegson 1000 Maxtrak, a Powerscreen Chieftain 2100 and a Powerscreen H 5163.

Commenting on the new equipment Ian said "Our demand for product has never been greater with some large contracts and our new tar plant. As a result the key for us is reliability and that is why I once again choose to purchase Pegson and Powerscreen equipment"  "  He added " The 1000 Maxtrak cone has been a great addition, I'm delighted with the shape and quality of material being produced."

On long standing suppliers Blue, Ian added, "I can't fault Blue.  They have bent over backwards for us over the years and the after sales service has been fantastic."

The Terex Pegson 1000 Maxtrak is a high performance cone crusher which has been designed for direct feed applications without pre-screening on clean rock. Its unique crushing action produces high quality aggregate and sub-base material, ensuring excellent capacity, high reduction and good product cubicity. 

The crushed material is then directly fed into the Powerscreen Chieftain 2100 for an initial separation of material, with oversized being recirculated into the 1000 Maxtrak.  The end product is then fed into the Powerscreen H 5163 for final sizing.  The Powerscreen H range feature horizontal screens ideal for handling high volumes and for the exact, fine sizing demanded for many construction contracts. The H range is ideal in applications such as natural & crushed aggregate, coal, iron ore, overburden, recycled concrete and asphalt.

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